Jacob Fortune-Lloyd | |
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Born | Jacob Fortune Lloyd 18 January 1988 Hillingdon, Greater London, England |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2015–present |
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (born 18 January 1988) is an English actor. He has played the role of Francis Weston in the BBC series Wolf Hall (2015), Francesco Salviati in Medici (2018), Townes in the Netflix chess period drama The Queen's Gambit (2020), Grigory Petrov in The Great (2023), detective Charles Whiteman in Bodies (2023) and Brian Epstein in Midas Man (2024). Fortune-Lloyd has also appeared in the films Crooked House (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and See How They Run (2021).
Fortune-Lloyd was born in the West London Borough of Hillingdon, the son of journalist John Lloyd. He is Jewish. [1]
He studied at St. Anne's College at Oxford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. [2] He then went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2014. [3] [4] As a student, he performed in various plays such as Agamemnon , The Man of Mode , Guys & Dolls , and Medieval Mystery Plays . [2]
As a theatre actor, Fortune-Lloyd starred in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company theatre and other productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest , [5] The Merchant of Venice [6] The Moderate Soprano , Macbeth and Othello . [7] [2]
He starred as Archbishop Francesco Salviati in the medieval drama series Medici in 2018, [8] and has appeared as a Sith fleet officer in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX). [9] He starred as Francis Weston for five episodes of the BAFTA-winning series Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance, Claire Foy, and Jonathan Pryce. [10] Fortune-Lloyd starred as D.L. Townes for four episodes of the Netflix chess miniseries The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy. [11] [12]
In 2021, Fortune-Lloyd appeared as Gideon Tooms in the week 15 episode of Midsomer Murders . [13]
He was cast as the Beatles' former manager Brian Epstein in the film Midas Man , which began filming in 2021. [14]
In 2022, Fortune-Lloyd was named in Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" for all his film, television and theatre work to date. [15]
In 2023, he appeared as Ricky Monke in the TV series The Power . [16] He also plays The Duke of Buckingham in two French action adventure films, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady , in a cast that includes Vincent Cassel and Eva Green. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Crooked House | Brent | |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Sith Fleet Officer | [9] |
2021 | The Last Letter from Your Lover | Andrew | |
Capture | Jamie | Short film | |
2022 | Canyon Del Muerto | Jean Charlot | |
See How They Run | Gio | ||
2023 | The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | The Duke of Buckingham | [17] |
The Three Musketeers: Milady | The Duke of Buckingham | [17] | |
2024 | Midas Man | Brian Epstein | [14] [18] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Wolf Hall | Francis Weston | 5 episodes |
2016 | The Living and the Dead | 1920s Man | Episode 6 |
2017 | The Collection | Cesar | 3 episodes: "The Weekend", "The Afterglow", "The Launch" |
2018 | Medici | Francesco Salviati | Season 2–7 episodes |
Endeavour | Don Mercer | Series 5 episode 3: "Passenger" | |
2020 | Strike Back | Spiegel | 2 episodes: "Vendetta": Part 3 and 4 |
The Queen's Gambit | Townes | 3 episodes: "Exchanges", "Doubled Pawns", "End Game" | |
2021 | Midsomer Murders [13] | Gideon Tooms | Season 22 episode 2: "The Stitcher Society" |
2023 | The Power | Ricky Monke | Recurring role |
The Great | Grigory Petrov | Season 3–6 episodes | |
Bodies | DS Karl 'Charles Whiteman' Weissman | Main role | |
2025 | The Rig | Darian York | Season 2 |
Year | Title | Role |
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2015 | Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merchant of Venice [6] | Bassanio |
Royal Shakespeare Company: Othello [7] | Cassio | |
2018 | Oscar Wilde Season: The Importance of Being Earnest [5] | John Worthing |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2021 | "How Does It Feel" [19] | London Grammar | Main male |
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